diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e14d0f26..92f5b769b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ jobs:
         run: rustup show
 
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
-        with:
-          version: "latest"
-          enable-cache: true
       - name: "Install required Python versions"
         run: uv python install
 
@@ -223,9 +220,6 @@ jobs:
         run: rustup show
 
       - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
-        with:
-          version: "latest"
-          enable-cache: true
       - name: "Install required Python versions"
         run: uv python install
 
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs b/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs
index 8549bff69..09f34947f 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/common/mod.rs
@@ -194,20 +194,6 @@ impl TestContext {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Ignore `UV_CACHE_DIR` env variable in tests.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn with_ignore_cache_dir(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.filters.push((
-            r"\[env:[\n\s]* UV_CACHE_DIR=.+\]".to_string(),
-            "[env: UV_CACHE_DIR=]".to_string(),
-        ));
-        // When `--cache-dir` is followed with other options,
-        // remove it from the text. Since its presence is inconsistent.
-        self.filters
-            .push((r"--cache-dir <CACHE_DIR> <".to_string(), "<".to_string()));
-        self
-    }
-
     /// Discover the path to the XDG state directory. We use this, rather than the OS-specific
     /// temporary directory, because on macOS (and Windows on GitHub Actions), they involve
     /// symlinks. (On macOS, the temporary directory is, like `/var/...`, which resolves to
@@ -447,6 +433,7 @@ impl TestContext {
             .env("UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR", "")
             .env("UV_TEST_PYTHON_PATH", self.python_path())
             .env("UV_EXCLUDE_NEWER", EXCLUDE_NEWER)
+            .env_remove("UV_CACHE_DIR")
             .current_dir(self.temp_dir.path());
 
         if activate_venv {
@@ -543,6 +530,7 @@ impl TestContext {
     pub fn help(&self) -> Command {
         let mut command = Command::new(get_bin());
         command.arg("help");
+        command.env_remove("UV_CACHE_DIR");
 
         if cfg!(all(windows, debug_assertions)) {
             // TODO(konstin): Reduce stack usage in debug mode enough that the tests pass with the
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/help.rs b/crates/uv/tests/help.rs
index 39c930e75..32013e59a 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/help.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/help.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mod common;
 
 #[test]
 fn help() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     // The `uv help` command should show the long help message
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.help(), @r###"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn help() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_flag() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.command().arg("--help"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fn help_flag() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_short_flag() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.command().arg("-h"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fn help_short_flag() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_subcommand() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.help().arg("python"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ fn help_subcommand() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_subsubcommand() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.help().arg("python").arg("install"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ fn help_subsubcommand() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_flag_subcommand() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.command().arg("python").arg("--help"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ fn help_flag_subcommand() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_flag_subsubcommand() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.command().arg("python").arg("install").arg("--help"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ fn help_unknown_subsubcommand() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_with_global_option() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.help().arg("--no-cache"), @r###"
     success: true
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ fn help_with_version() {
 
 #[test]
 fn help_with_no_pager() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
+    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]);
 
     // We can't really test whether the --no-pager option works with a snapshot test.
     // It's still nice to have a test for the option to confirm the option exists.
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs b/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
index ad5cd0e31..5a4b67da3 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/pip_uninstall.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ mod common;
 
 #[test]
 fn no_arguments() {
-    let context = TestContext::new_with_versions(&[]).with_ignore_cache_dir();
-
-    uv_snapshot!(context.filters(), context.pip_uninstall(), @r###"
+    uv_snapshot!(Command::new(get_bin())
+        .arg("pip")
+        .arg("uninstall")
+        .env_clear(), @r###"
     success: false
     exit_code: 2
     ----- stdout -----